Aaron D. Campbell https://aarondcampbell.com/ International Speaker, Open Source Advocate, Outgoing Introvert Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:47:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://aarondcampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-AarondcampbellFedora-Plum-150x150.avif Aaron D. Campbell https://aarondcampbell.com/ 32 32 Hanging My Hat at Monarx https://aarondcampbell.com/2025/08/hanging-my-hat-at-monarx/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:47:49 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=2733 I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Monarx as their new Vice President of Product. For me, this feels like coming home. I’ve spent more than 25 years in the web space and over a decade working directly in hosting. Along the way, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges hosts face when it comes to protecting […]

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]]> The Introvert Brain https://aarondcampbell.com/2025/05/the-introvert-brain/ Sun, 25 May 2025 15:50:57 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=1775 Everyone’s brain, introvert and extrovert alike, has what I call a peak efficiency zone. When your brain is operating in this zone, it’s easy to be productive; you’re motivated, focused, thinking clearly, and getting things done. Your brain is performing like a sports car and using fuel like a subcompact. Everyone has this peak efficiency zone, […]

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]]> Looking Back at 2021 https://aarondcampbell.com/2022/01/looking-back-at-2021/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 22:14:13 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=2282 Forgive me internet, for I have sinned. It has been 351 days since my last post on here. Here’s a short one on 2021 to try to get me back into the habit. Last year was one of self-assessment and struggle for me. I’ve heard several people refer to it as a roller coaster, but […]

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]]> Hanging My Hat Somewhere New https://aarondcampbell.com/2021/01/hanging-my-hat-somewhere-new/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:50:52 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=2237 Last week was my final week at GoDaddy. It was a little over four years ago, when I joined GoDaddy as a full-time WordPress contributor. I went in with a goal to help make WordPress better, and GoDaddy really empowered me to do that during my time there. It was truly great and I’m going […]

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]]> HackerOne Update https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/11/hackerone-update/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 19:20:04 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=1412 WordPress officially launched the WordPress bug bounty program on HackerOne May 15 of this year, almost six months ago. The goal was to leverage the tools HackerOne provides to improve the quality and consistency of our communication with reporters, and to reduce the time spent on responding to commonly reported issues in order to free […]

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]]> The Open Web Matters https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/06/the-open-web-matters/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:11:47 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=1092 The internet is no longer a toy. It is no longer used only for fun or even simply for research. It is now an integral part of people’s lives, of businesses, and even entire economies. Comedian and science advocate, Bill Nye, was recently speaking about his new show Bill Nye Saves the World. Asked why he […]

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]]> In Support of Stronger Passwords – Not Secret Usernames https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/04/support-stronger-passwords-not-secret-usernames/ https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/04/support-stronger-passwords-not-secret-usernames/#comments Sun, 09 Apr 2017 14:40:22 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=1247 I can discover usernames in WordPress, which means I’m halfway to compromising an account. It’s a common security report. The details vary – sometimes they find usernames through CSS classes, sometimes they’re using enumeration, sometimes it’s from a REST API endpoint – but the real problem is that the underlying logic is flawed. WordPress has […]

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]]> https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/04/support-stronger-passwords-not-secret-usernames/feed/ 5 Website Security – Simple Steps to Take https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/04/website-security-simple-steps-to-take/ https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/04/website-security-simple-steps-to-take/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:00:14 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=1127 Website security is important. We all know it. For many though, it’s a topic they prefer not to talk or think too much about. They don’t really consider it in very many areas as they build or manage their site. Why? Security is Scary You know you want to be secure, so you start to […]

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]]> https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/04/website-security-simple-steps-to-take/feed/ 2 Open Source Got Me Started https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/03/open-source-got-me-started/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:49:18 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=823 I started writing computer code about 26 years ago in 1991. At that time it wasn’t easy to teach yourself how to code. The Internet existed but not in the way we know it now. It was much smaller, contained far less data, ran at much slower speeds, and the first graphical browser didn’t even […]

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]]> The Difficulties of Security Disclosure https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/03/the-difficulties-of-security-disclosure/ https://aarondcampbell.com/2017/03/the-difficulties-of-security-disclosure/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:00:18 +0000 https://aarondcampbell.com/?p=816 Security is ever a game of balance. Ease of use against safety is the one I find myself thinking about most often; locks on your door inconvenience you with having to get out your keys, long and unique passwords necessitate working with a password manager, two factor requires additional equipment and steps. Most often adding […]

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